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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Callicrates
Clean Name Callicrates
Feature ID 976
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -66.20 °
Southmost Latitude -66.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 30.50 °
Westmost Longitude 34.60 °
Diameter 70.00 km
Center Latitude -66.30 °
Center Longitude 32.60 °
Northmost Latitude -65.69 °
Southmost Latitude -67.29 °
Eastmost Longitude 28.35 °
Westmost Longitude 32.37 °
Diameter 68.32 km
Center Latitude -66.49 °
Center Longitude 30.36 °
Northmost Latitude -65.71 °
Southmost Latitude -67.31 °
Eastmost Longitude 28.36 °
Westmost Longitude 32.38 °
Diameter 68.00 km
Center Latitude -66.51 °
Center Longitude 30.37 °
Quad H-15 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Greek architect (5th century B.C.).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 07, 2016 2:56 PM

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